PlayStation Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Anyone care to explain who Sam Bennett is? He seemed to come out of no where, hardly hyped by TSN and others. No Olympic team, and everyones been talking about Reinhart, Leon, Ekblad, etc. Although being ranked for most of the season as #1 by NHL, people still in their mock drafts place him as low as 5. WJC is about all I know about these prospects, so I really dont follow any of these kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I swear i will cry if the canucks pick Virtanen with the 6th or 7th pick. I hope we dont pick virtanen with that pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absent Canuck Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Gustav Nyquist is playing at the size and weight that Ehlers is right now You cannot replace speed and skill. You just cant do it. If we can get the top 3 or DalColle , then fine. After that I take Ehlers 5th. He is simply too good. Its not like he is 5ft 8 or as slow as Hodgson. Hopefully he will still be there at 6 of 7 . If we just lose our last 2 games we draft 6th 7th or 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silfverberg Snipes Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I swear i will cry if the canucks pick Virtanen with the 6th or 7th pick. I hope we dont pick virtanen with that pick. Me too. If we take Virtanen or Ritchie I'm going to be really choked. Just higher skilled Booth's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Dale Tallon said he sees him going in the top 5. The guy has boatloads of speed and skill and is stepping up huge for Halifax. Guys like Perlini and Ritchie were pretty average in the playoffs and likely saw their stock drop. I've heard Tallon say good things about him but never said he thinks he goes in the top 5. He said they may look into him as an option of a high risk winger But he was also brought up since he was talking about the team already, he didn't go out of his way to talk about him. Unless I'm watching a different video. I don't see him going in the top 10, similar to the way shinkaruk fell I can see him dropping to. Lots of potential but high risk, and when you pick in the top 10 you can't afford to miss, especially in a vancouver market Linden would be eating up in 4 years if the kid turned out to be a bust Filatov Connolly Burmistrov Paajarvi Hamill All high skilled/ high risk talented forwards pick in the 6-10, lots do turn out but lots don't. As much as people want to down play playing with drouin it does open up room for a small player to skate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien37 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Ennis is 5ft 9. He is also not as fast nor as skilled as Ehlers. The conversation is starting to spin around in circles. I'm talking size wise....specifically weight as Ennis is under 160. Read before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien37 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Tampa Bay team site. http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8474564 "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Steven Stamkos were both skinny and underdeveloped as draft-eligible prospects. Stamkos is now extremely fit and strong relative to his size, and Nugent-Hopkins has put on about 15 pounds over the past year." http://www.anguscertified.com/the-nhl-draft-combine-what-does-it-really-measure/ Stamkos was 5'11" 176 lbs on draft day 2008. 1) Tampa Bay Lightning : Steven Stamkos Ht 5'11" Wt 176lbs http://www.hockey-fights.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/511016/post/923254/ OK? And he grew an inch or 2 and 15+ plus pounds. Whats your point? You can't compare Stamkos to any of the players in the 2014 Draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Flames lose so it's impossible for them to pass the Canucks Canucks will pick anywhere between 6-11 now currently sit 7th tied with Carolina and Canucks have 1 game in hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck or Die Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Flames lose so it's impossible for them to pass the Canucks Canucks will pick anywhere between 6-11 now currently sit 7th tied with Carolina and Canucks have 1 game in handCalgary never was going to pass us even if they won. We have the tie-break on them. The best we could do is 6th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotted Zebra Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Flames lose so it's impossible for them to pass the Canucks Canucks will pick anywhere between 6-11 now currently sit 7th tied with Carolina and Canucks have 1 game in hand It was impossible for then to pass even had they won today. Winnipeg win which is hat happened, was best for the canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Flames lose so it's impossible for them to pass the Canucks Canucks will pick anywhere between 6-11 now currently sit 7th tied with Carolina and Canucks have 1 game in hand It was impossible before the game started. Should two teams remain tied after ROW, points obtained in head-to-head games will be used as a secondary tiebreaking procedure. We won 4 out of 5 games this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumerman77 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 We will take Virtanen if he is around. I suspect he will go 5-7. Look at his 5S. Shot - Great release; good backhand Stickhandling - Above average in tight Speed - Very fast straight line forward and backwards (sure Ehlers is more agile with the puck) Strength - Hits very hard and sometimes fights (sticking up for a teammate) Size - Don't have to worry about him developing he is over 6 feet and over 200 pounds Intangibles: He is from the lower mainland. First overall in the WHL Draft (he has been on the radar for a while not just a one (draft season) wonder. MOST importantly and very underrated on CDC is his age. He was born on August 18, that's 8 months younger than Ritchie and 10 months younger than Draisaitl. That time difference is very significant for 17 year olds. We should be looking at the second half of Ritchie and Draisaitl season last year and the first half of their season this year when comparing them to Ehlers, Virtanen, Perlini, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 ROW would be the same would it not if Calgary won their last 2 games and Canucks lost their last 2 games and wouldn't it go back total wins or what would be the next tiebreaker nvm then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Jets beat flames which means we are 6th woot woot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Having only looked at the prospect stats and Youtube highlights, I was hoping this thread would help me decide on who to pull for on draft day. Giving more weight to people who I think know what they are talking about, doesn't help. They all make good arguments but for different prospects. So my question is after the top 5 of Bennett, Ekblad, Reinhart, Draisaitl, and Del Colle, who would you slot in for number 6? I think the top 5 will be gone by our pick but we may get the sixth best prospect. My choice is Virtanen. Not because he is from B.C., but because he seems to have the intangibles of passion, grit, and drive which you need to excel in the NHL. I was really conflicted about going with Ritchie or Ehlers though. Besides, Virtanen is the sixth best rated North American skater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Having only looked at the prospect stats and Youtube highlights, I was hoping this thread would help me decide on who to pull for on draft day. Giving more weight to people who I think know what they are talking about, doesn't help. They all make good arguments but for different prospects. So my question is after the top 5 of Bennett, Ekblad, Reinhart, Draisaitl, and Del Colle, who would you slot in for number 6? I think the top 5 will be gone by our pick but we may get the sixth best prospect. My choice is Virtanen. Not because he is from B.C., but he seems to have the intangibles of passion, grit, and drive which you need to excel in the NHL. I was really conflicted about going with Ritchie or Ehlers. Besides, Virtanen is the sixth best rated North American skater. I will take almost anyone over Virtanen. Im not a fan of his. Ehlers or MDC is da best :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Having only looked at the prospect stats and Youtube highlights, I was hoping this thread would help me decide on who to pull for on draft day. Giving more weight to people who I think know what they are talking about, doesn't help. They all make good arguments but for different prospects. So my question is after the top 5 of Bennett, Ekblad, Reinhart, Draisaitl, and Del Colle, who would you slot in for number 6? I think the top 5 will be gone by our pick but we may get the sixth best prospect. My choice is Virtanen. Not because he is from B.C., but he seems to have the intangibles of passion, grit, and drive which you need to excel in the NHL. I was really conflicted about going with Ritchie or Ehlers. Besides, Virtanen is the sixth best rated North American skater. Well don't forget the top rated EU skaters in Kapanen and Nylander could land anywhere, and likely both in the top 10. One of the 'big 5' could well slip to 6th because of this. I too like Virtanen, watching his highlight real just demonstrates there's no real flaw in his game. He's fast, big, hits hard, hell of a wrist shot and can make a pass. I don't see any reason to pass on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Bank Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 If Carolina wins and we lose both (pray) then we get 6th pick. likely one of eklbad bennett reinhart dalcolle draisaitl would slip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien37 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Jets beat flames which means we are 6th woot woot Still 7th because even though tied in points with the Canes we have played 1 less game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I really don't understand why so many people are so high on Ehlers, I'm yet to see one final draft list by pro scouts with him in the top 10. We currently look geared to pick 7-9 what would we pick someone projected to be in the 12-15 range. Perhaps CDC scouts know something the pro scouts don't??? Hockey Prospect had him at three at the end of Feb, McKeen currently have him at 5, with MDC at 6.. Craig button had him at 7, etc etc. He has risen in the rankings steadily over the year.. SMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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